People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga
Tonga: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 80.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga is 80.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga peaked at 80.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2020.
That places Tonga 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 80.9% | — |
| 2014 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 5 |
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More health data for Tonga
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga was 80.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2020.
- How does Tonga rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Tonga ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.